Watch-guard.



W. E. DOOLITTLB.

WATCH GUARD. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1912.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914 MAL @Zl mull ILANMIAPM co.,vumm1ou. D. c.

WILLIAM EG-IBERT DQOLITTLE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

WATC'H- GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 24, 1914.

Application filed February 28, 1912. Serial No. 680,545.

- To all whom it may concern furthermore is adapted to support a fob,

charm or other ornament in exposed position.

In the accompanying drawing z-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved watch guard, and parts of a fob chain, a watch and a pocket, the latter in section. Fig. 2 1s a similar, view of the same, the watch guard being shown in a different position, and the watch being shown complete. Fig. 3 1s a front elevation, on a reduced scale of the watch guard, and a fob.

My watch guard comprises a body portlon 10 made of sheet material and a lever 11 pivotally connected thereto. The body portion 10 is formed of spring sheet material formed in S shape so as to provide two loops comprising a rear loop 12 with the opening between the arms upwardly directed and suitable to receive and support the ring 28 of a watch and a front loop 13 having the opening between the arms downwardly directed and suitable to overhang the edge of a pocket or belt. The lever 11 is formed of wire and pivotally connected by one end adjacent the free and of the front arm 14 so as to have a free movement of about 180 degrees and the other end is free to be used as a handle and may be used as a support for the fob or other device desired to be supported normally in position suitably for display.

The rear loop 12 comprises the rear arm 15 and the front arm 16, which latter constitutes the middle arm of the 8 structure, and which arms are joined at the lower ends by the apex 17. The arms 15 and 16 are suitably spaced adjacent the apex 17 to. receive the ring 28 of the watch and at the upper ends they are relatively close together so as to form a spring hold for retaining the said ring within the loop space 18 between the said arms 15 and 16. The rear arm '15 extends appreciably above the mid- :dle arm 16 suitably so that the extreme upper end 19 may serve as an operating handle. The front loop 13 comprises as the rear arm the said middle arm 16 of the 8 structure and has the front arm 14 connected thereto at the upper end by the apex 21. The arms 14 and 16 are suitably spaced to receive between them the material of the pocket or belt and when free to do so and under normal conditions serve as spring clamping nnembers to resiliently engage with the wall of the pocket or belt, particularly by their lower ends,

The extreme tip end 22 of the front arm 14 may be inwardly directed by means of a return bend 20 so as to be directed toward the opposed arm 16. and preferably is upwardly inclined as shown and suitably shaped to form a prong for engaging with the material of the pocket or belt. The return bend 20 in the front arm 14 adjacent the prong 22 is formed as a sleeve suitable for a hinge member for pivotally receiving the pintle portion 23 of the lever 11. The prong 22 is short so that the lower ends of the arms 14 and 16 are normally close together and th upper ends thereof, adjacent the apex 21 are relatively spread or opened out, the said armsbeing concave or rounded relatively to the interior loop space 24 between them and correspondingly convex on the outer sides. Accordingly, the body portions of the arms 14 and 16, particularly the upper portions adjacent the apex 21 are suitably shaped and positioned to serve as a fulcrum in the operation of opening the guard and releasing the hold of the prong 22 from the pocket or belt in a manner to be described.

The pintle portion 23 of the lever 11 is formed by the two ends of the wire of which the said lever 11 is formed being bent by short bends into alinement one with the other suitably to be engaged by the hinge sleeve 20. The lever 11 is formed first as an elongated loop, having the free ends bent toform the pintle portion 23, and then by bringing together the arms of the loop adjacent the pintle portion 23 and holding the same together by means of an eye or ring 25 of relatively heavy wire, and forming of the original single loop a divided loop in the form of a figure 8 and comprising an inner able for engaging with the body portion ofthe front arm 14 and which serves as a fulcrum therefor as a lever of the first class when the said arm 11 is turned upwardly and the said arm 11 is of such length that the loop handle portion 27 when in the upwardly directed position overhangs the said front arm 14 and the upper apex 21. The

arm 11 normally drops to a pendent position and the handle loop 27 is suitable to have the fob or ornament connected thereto in an ordinary manner.

In use, the upper apex 21 rests on the edge of the pocket or belt and the lower apex 17 supports the ring 28 of the watch, and the said ring 28 is resiliently held in the rear loop 12 and the front loop 13 is held resilientlyengaged with the pocket or belt, with the prong 22 engaged with the material supported by the hinge member 20 in a pendent position,

hen it is desired to release the watch guard, as for the purpose of removing the watch, the lever 11 is tilted 180 degrees more or less to the upwardly directed position and then the handles 19 and 27 are pressed by the thumb and finger. The result of this is that the body portion of the lever 11 rides on the body portion of the front arm 14 as a fulcrum and by continued pressure the lower free end with the prong 22 is forced away from its position in engagement with the opposed arm 16, the body portion of the front arm 14 being bent to effect such movement, whereupon the prong 22 is freed from its engagement with the pocket or belt and the guard and watch may be readily removed.

The replacing of the guard is effected by a reversal of the movements described or by simply slipping the front loop 13 over the edge of the pocket or belt, no manipulation of the handles 19 and 27 being necessary to effect this movement.

It is apparent that some changes from the specific construction herein disclosed may be made and therefore I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise form of construction shown and described, but desire the liberty to make such changes, in working my invention, as may fairly come within the spirit and scope of the same.

I claim as my invention 1. A watch guard comprising a body portion of spring material and a lever pivotally connected thereto, the said body portion being formed of spring sheet material, bent into S shape to form a rear and a front loop, the rear loop being suitable to receive the ring of a watch and the front loop being suitable for engaging with the edge of a pocket or belt, and a lever pivotally connected to the free end of the front arm of :the said front loop, the body portion of the said lever suitable for over apping the said front arm and engaging therewith as a fullcrum and having a handle portion over- :hanging the said arm when in such overlapping position.

2. A watch guard comprising a front and rear loop connected by their inner arms and having the outer arms free, a lever pivotally connected by one end with the free arm of the said front loo-p and adjacent the end thereof, and the extreme tip end of the said free arm of the front loop being formed as a prong and directed inwardly and opposed .to the inner arm of the said front loop. thereof, and furthermore, the lever 11 18 3. A watch guard comprising a body porjtion and a lever pivotally connected thereto, the said body portion comprising a rear and a front loop connected by their inner arms and having the outer arms free, the said flever being plvotally connected by one end to the end of the free arm of the said front loop, the end of the free arm of the rear loop being extended so that the extreme end thereof overhangs the apex of the said front :loop, and the said lever being of such length as to overlie the said free arm of the front loop and to have the extreme end overhang the said apex of the front loop and suitably to serve as a handle to cooperate with the and extreme end of the rear arm of the rear loop.

4. A watch guard comprising a body portion and a lever pivotally connected thereto,

and the said body portion comprising a piece of sheet metal shaped to comprise a rear loop at the rear end, a front loop connected thereto and having a free arm at the front end, the tip end of the said free arm being directed inwardly into the front loop space and shaped to serve as a prong, and a hinge sleeve positioned adjacent the said tip end and suitable to receive a pintle provided on the said lever.

WILLIAM EGBER-T DOOLITTLE.

lVitnesses WILLIAM H. BAILEY, FANNIE L. DOOLITTLE.

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' Washington, D. C. 

